柳条沟事变

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the Mukden or Manchurian railway incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria, also known as 9-18 incident 九一八事变

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柳條溝事變|柳条沟事变 [liǔ tiáo gōu shì biàn] ► the Mukden or Manchurian railway incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria ► also known as 9-18 incident ↑九一八事变